The commission is appointed by democratically elected heads of government, the same way the US president is appointed by democratically elected electors or the Prime Minister of the UK is appointed by democratically elected MPs.

Are all of those undemocratic, too?

> Her press conference with Stoltenberg (and Belgian nonentity Michel) at the outset of the Ukraine war deprived the EU of any room for manoeuvre in relations with Russia.

Russia's war of aggression on our neighbor deprived us of any room for manouvre. We've seen what appeasement brings in the 30s, no need to play that game again.